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Jorge Fons

Director • Born 1939

Jorge Fons

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About

Jorge Fons Pérez (23 April 1939 – 22 September 2022) was a Mexican film director. He belonged to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad (1973), is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema. Two of the most important films of his filmography are Rojo amanecer (1989) and El callejón de los milagros (1995) based on the homonymous book by Naguib Mahfouz, Midaq Alley of 1947, which breaks the classic lineal plots in films. His 1976 film, Los albañiles, won the Silver Bear at the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1995, his film El callejón de los milagros won a Special Mention at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.

Known for

Una familia con suerte posterUna familia con suerteSeries • 2011Yo compro esa mujer posterYo compro esa mujerSeries • 1990Porque el Amor Manda posterPorque el Amor MandaSeries • 2012Mi corazón es tuyo posterMi corazón es tuyoSeries • 2014Burden of Guilt posterBurden of GuiltSeries • 2009Si Dios Me Quita La Vida posterSi Dios Me Quita La VidaSeries • 1995La casa al final de la calle posterLa casa al final de la calleSeries • 1989Red Dawn posterRed DawnMovie • 1990Midaq Alley posterMidaq AlleyMovie • 1995The Bricklayers posterThe BricklayersMovie • 1976